Data as of .
FGSI vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FGSI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and SIXH hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.15% | 2.67% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 1.93% | 1.49% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 1.35% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 1.87% | 1.27% |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1.90% | 1.19% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.85% | 1.19% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | SIXH | FGSI | SIXH | FGSI | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +4.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | +0.2 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +7.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | −8.0 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +16.3% | 8.1% | 2.0% | −11.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +96.3% | 9.8% | 16.0% | −14.3 pts | −88.5 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $543m |
FGSI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so FGSI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FGSI or SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or SIXH?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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